San Jose Earthquakes fall to D.C. United

Published 9:46 pm, Saturday, September 23, 2017

Patrick Mullins scored four goals to lead host D.C. United to a 4-0 victory over the Earthquakes on Saturday night.

Mullins, who was second for United (9-17-4) with eight goals last season, came into the game without a goal in 2017.

San Jose (11-13-6) has lost seven of its past eight road games, being outscored 27-5.

Deltas win: Bryan Burke headed in the first goal and his cross was netted for an own goal by FC Edmonton as the San Francisco Deltas won 2-1 in an NASL match at Kezar Stadium.

MLS highlights: Lee Nguyen and Kei Kamara scored late goals and the host New England Revolution, with a 2-1 win, denied Toronto FC an opportunity to clinch the Supporters’ Shield. ... Federico Higuain had three assists and the host Columbus Crew extended their unbeaten streak to seven with a 3-2 win over the New York Red Bulls. ... Chris Pontius scored two goals, C.J. Sapong added his 14th of the season to tie Philadelphia’s club record and the host Union beat the Chicago Fire 3-1. ... Christian Ramirez had a goal and two assists and host Minnesota United beat FC Dallas 4-1, extending Dallas’ winless streak to 10 games. ... Jefferson Savarino and Luke Mulholland scored in the second half and Real Salt Lake brought the visiting Seattle Sounders’ 13-game unbeaten streak to an end with a 2-0 win.

Europe: Former Real Madrid forward Alvaro Morata had a hat trick as Chelsea defeated Stoke 4-0, tying him with Manchester City’s Romelu Lukaku and Manchester United’s Sergio Aguero for the English Premier League lead with six league goals. Aguero and Lukaku scored as well, as City touted Crystal Palace 5-0 and United ground down Southampton 1-0. Both stayed unbeaten.

•Barcelona made it six wins in as many games in the Spanish league when it won 3-0 at Girona to increase its lead to four points over Atletico Madrid, which beat Sevilla 2-0. Sevilla is five points behind Atletico. Real Madrid is seven back after a 2-1 win at Alaves.